Jorge Santiago
| Jorge Santiago | |
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| Born |
October 9, 1980 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | The Sandman |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division |
Welterweight (2002-2005, 2013-present) Middleweight(2005-2013) |
| Reach | 74 in (190 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Team | Jaco Hybrid Training Center (Blackzilians) |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2002 – 2013 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 37 |
| Wins | 25 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 13 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 12 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jorge Santiago Rodrigues (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔʁʒi sɐ̃tʃiˈaɡu]; born October 9, 1980) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was the first Sengoku Middleweight Champion and is the former Strikeforce Middleweight Grand Prix Champion. He has also competed for the UFC, King of the Cage, Titan FC, It's Showtime, and BodogFIGHT.
Santiago started his mixed martial arts career at Reality Fighting 2 in 2002 with a win over Jose Rodriguez. In the following years Santago fought for Absolute Fighting Championships, King of the Cage, and a few other small organizations earning an 11–5 record.
In 2006 he signed with Ultimate Fighting Championships, where he competed three times. He won his UFC debut at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 against Justin Levens by first round KO. He returned at UFC Fight Night 6 and UFC Fight Night 7, losing by KO to former WEC Middleweight Champion, Chris Leben in the second round and to Alan Belcher by KO in the third round. He then left the UFC.
In his first fight after leaving the UFC, Santiago was victorious against Andrei Semenov at the Bodog Fight: Clash of the Nations show in Russia. In his next fight he had to deal with longtime veteran Jeremy Horn and submitted Horn in the first round.
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